This day in Charleston
2 entries · 1862–1863
Pemberton telegraphed Lee that the mayor and aldermen of Savannah did not want martial law proclaimed — and added, flatly, “I think it should be.” Martial law came to Charleston that spring, with passports, provost guards and a suspension of the ordinary courts, and it stayed until the city was given up.
Official Records, Series I, Vol. 14
Captain Tucker ordered Lieutenant Dozier to have four boats thoroughly equipped for torpedo service, each manned, officered, armed and supplied with cooked provisions for three days, and to report to Lieutenant W. H. Parker. The Confederate torpedo service at Charleston was, at this stage, a handful of rowboats and a great deal of nerve.
Official Records of the Navies, Series I, Vol. 14
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